Jeffersonville rallies late behind Allen's heroics

Jeffersonville needed two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to slide past visiting Columbus North 30-22 Friday night in the Class 6-A Sectional 8.

The Red Devils (6-4) will face Center Grove (9-1) in the second round.

Jeff trailed 22-18 when Dionte Allen caught a 5-yard TD pass and then he scored again on a 15-yard run.

Josh Holt led the Bull Dogs (3-7) with 170 yards.

? Silver Creek 49, Booneville 41: The host Dragons (4-6) held on and won their first playoff game in a Class 4-A Sectional 24 win over the Pioneers (1-9). Bobby Haines lead the Dragons with four touchdowns.

? North Harrison 42, Mitchell 14: Sam Best did his part, piling up 178 yards rushing and three TDs to lead the visiting Cougars (5-5) past the Bluejackets (1-9) in Class 3-A Sectional 31. Best scored on runs of 33, 46 and 53 yards.

? Clarksville 42, Crawford County 38: Nate Knight's touchdown with 16 seconds left powered the Generals (1-9) past the Wolfpack (2-8) in the first round of Class 2-A Sectional 39. Clarksville, which avoided the first winless season in program history, advanced to meet Paoli (8-2) in the semifinal.

? Brown County 42, Salem 13: In the 3-A Sectional 31 game, theEagles (6-4) blew past the Lions (5-5) with Dillon Boknecht leading with three touchdowns for 18 yards.

? Columbus East 55, Madison 6: The visiting Olympians (10-0), ranked No. 1, jumped out to an early lead and smothered the Cubs (4-6) in Class 4-A Sectional 23. Alex Cowan was 7 for 9 passing for 186 yards and three TDs. He also ran for a 7-yard TD.

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Jeffersonville rallies late behind Allen's heroics

Jeffersonville needed two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to slide past visiting Columbus North 30-22 Friday night in the Class 6-A Sectional 8.